Hello Bareknuckle Pickups Forums Peoples Members, I am to be ordering an RGD2127z soon and I don't intend to keep the stock Ibanez pickups in for very long.
So, I was hoping you might be able to help me narrow down my choices. Here is sort of an explanation (albeit a terribly confusing one) of the sort of tone I am looking for in both Rhythm and Lead positions.
For rhythm, I don't necessarily want absurdly tight bass, I would prefer to have huge, sustaining chords ringing out of apocalyptic riffs. However, I want to have a certain clarity for complex distorted chords. I still want every note to be there. Opeth and Dream Theater are huge influences on the sound I want.
For Leads, again the same two bands are major influences. I love the amazing soaring leads Petrucci gets for solos on tracks like The Best of Times. I also adore Opeths tone when they get a little more bluesy. That sort of warm and smooth tone with a noticeable sort of rough break up on it.
These two youtube tracks (one a cover!) show the sort of tone I am going for. The second one would be a little more dirty though. Basically imagine that with a tubescreamer boosting it.
http://youtu.be/9nOpX233PC4(4:08)
http://youtu.be/5FVK1fCsEmEAlso, cleans are a big thing. My Strats cleans are perfect and are probably what I'd want to use when recording. But if the combination of them (middle pickup selector) worked together well it would be great so that I could get a nice clean sound live.
I've so far been looking at the Aftermath and Nailbomb. Not sure if that's a good idea though.
